Garment-hook.



Patented Aug. 28, |900.

:Application led July 11,1900.)

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LAURA V. STICKNEY, OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEIV JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,015, dated August 28, 1900.

' Application tiled July 1l, 1900. Serial No. 23.247. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it. known that I, LAURA V. STICKNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hooks, of which the Yfollowing' is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relatos to garment-hooks, and particularly to a device having pin-hooks adapted to enter an adjacent piece of fabric and secure two garments in relation to each other.

The invention has for one object to provide means for supporting the hook in position, with its pin-points parallel with each other and also connecting both the holder and pin to a garment upon which it is to be applied.

A further object of the invention is to provide such an attaching means that the same can be readily applied by any person without the necessity of sewing the holder to the garment and is adapted to act as a substitute for the pins frequently used to connect such garments as the waist and skirt bands of ladies apparel.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective of the invention applied to the inner face of a waistband. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a plan of the blank for the securing device. Fig. 4: is an elevation of the outer face of a waistband with the invention applied, and Fig. 5 is an elevation of the interior of a waistband with the hook applied and a protecting strip covering the plate of the holder.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

The letter A designates a garment hook proper, which is composed of parallel Shanks A, connected by a cross-bar A2, and above said Shanks are the parallel hook-pins A8, adapted to pass through the fabric of the garment, which is to be removably attached to the hook. The hook is thus provided with attaching-pins, which are spaced from each other and disposed in parallel vertical planes, so'as to secure the most efficient holding action. pFor the purpose of securing this hook A in position I have provided a holdingplate B, which is provided with side prongs B,oppositely disposed, and a central depending prong B. At opposite sides of this central prong there are located clamping-prongs B3, adapted to embrace the cross-bar A2 of the hook. A securing device is thus presented which can be formed by a single stamping operation from light iiexible metal, thus re moving all necessity of stitching or otherwise securing the hook in position at several independent points.

The hook and holding-plate are adapted for application to any part or character of garment; but as illustrating a desirable method of applying the same I have shown the hook as applied to the waistband of a skirt, upon the interior thereof, and the pin thereof adapted to pass through the body of a waist and connect the twotogethcr in a most efficient and effectual manner. It will be observed that in this method of applying the hook there are no unsightly parts apparent, as only the securing-prongs pass to the outer face of the waistband, and these may be covered with a braid or fabric, if so desired. In the application of the plate herein shown the same is placed over the Shanks A' from the pins A3 and the prongs B at the sides passed through the fabric of the waistband and bent downward upon the outer face thereof, as shown at Fig. 4. The central prong B2 is also passed through the fabric of the waistband and bent downward, thus clamping the shanks and cross-bar of the hook into contact with the fabric. In order to prevent a torsional pulling or straining upon the holding-plate and also a vertical movement of the hook on said plate, the clamping-prongs B3 are bent upward over the crossbar A2 and downward upon the upper surface thereof, so as to prevent a vertical movement of the hook within the plate B.

In Fig. 5 a slightly-modified application of the invention is shown, wherein a coveringstrip is passed over the plate B, between the IOC hooks A3 and'said plate, which strip may be secured iriposition by passing the points' of the prongs B3 through the same. Vents any oxidation or corrosive action upon the plateB by reason of perspiration or other moisture coming in contact with the plate;

It will be obvious that the plate and hook may be formed of any desired material, suitf ably ornamented, and that the single blau-k herein presented produces a quick and efficient method of rmly securing andattaching the hook to one garment in position to engage the pin-points thereof with an adjacent garment.

It is further obviousithat changes may be made'inv the details of constructionfan-dconfiguration of the several parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims;

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A garmenthook comprising parallel pinpoints connected together by a cross-bar, a plate adapted to embrace said hook and secure the same to a fabric,- and clampingprongs carried by the said plate to engage the This precross-bar and prevent a Vertical movement of said hook; substantially as specified.

2. A securing-plate for a garment-hook provid ed with oppositely-disposed side prongs, a downwardly-extending securing-prong at an angle to said side prongs and parallel depending clamping-prongs; substantially as i specified.

3. A garment-hook comprising shank portions connected by a cross-bar, a securingplate forsaid hook having at opposite sides prongs adapted to embrace said shank portions and pass through an adjacent fabric, a central depending prong from said plate adapted to embrace the cross-bar of said hook and pass throughsaid fabric, and clampingprongs at keach side of said central prong adapted to be bent downward upon said crossbar to hold the same against vertical movement upon said plate; substantially as speci fied.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

n LAURA V. STICKNEY.

Witnesses:

GEO. M. CLINE, RICHARD C. CUsHING. 

